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📚 Procurement of A Sausage Went for a Walk by Ellisha Majid and Lion Is That You? by Moira Court for the Better Beginnings program
Summary
WA State Library awarded Fremantle Press a $118k contract for 80,000 children's books for the Better Beginnings program via Limited Sourcing.
Tender description
The Customer requires 40,000 copies of non-commercial grade A Sausage Went for a Walk by Ellisha Majid and 40,000 copies of Lion Is That You? by Moira Court .
Money trail and award details
The State Library of Western Australia awarded a $118,360 (Fixed Price) contract via Limited Sourcing to Fremantle Press (Fremantle Arts Centre Press).
Fremantle Press (Fremantle Arts Centre Press)
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